First edition of The Hobbit found in Dundee charity shop sells for £10,000, Books
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The book, which is one of the first 1,500 copies printed in 1937 and contains illustrations by JRR Tolkien, was discovered in the backroom at a Cancer Research UK store
The Hobbit first edition sold for £10,000 by Cancer Research UK
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First edition of The Hobbit found in Dundee charity shop sells for £10,000, Books
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I found a copy of The Hobbit at my local thrift store - it turned out to be worth $13k due to a rare detail
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First Edition Copy of the Hobbit Sells for £10,000 - For Reading Addicts
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First edition of The Hobbit found in Dundee charity shop sells for more than £10,000
Charity shop treasures that sold for a fortune
First edition copy of The Hobbit sold for £10,000 on by Cancer Research UK
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When trash becames TREASURE! UK's rarest charity shop finds that were picked up for pennies but worth thousands - could YOU spot a bargain?
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Hobbit copy found in charity shop sold on for £10,000, UK News
First edition copy of The Hobbit sold for £10,000 on by Cancer Research UK
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The Hobbit first edition found in charity shop sells for £10,000
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Jules Verne first edition sells for £1,000, Books